The World’s Shortest Man, He Pingping Dies
March 16th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason ( 1 comment )
Mar 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Guinness Book of World Record’s World’s Shortest Man has died at the age of 21.
He Pingping passed away Sunday in Rome, Italy. He was just over 29 inches, or 2 feet 5 inches tall. Despite his short height, many called him “Larger than life.” For such a small man, he made a huge impact around the world,” Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of the London-based Guinness World Records, said in a statement. He was the world’s shortest man who was able to walk, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Pingping was born with a type of primordial dwarfism called Osteogenesis imperfecta. This hinders normal bone growth as well as body height. At the time of his birth, he could fit in the palm of his father’s hand. He never grew past the height of most 1 year old children.He had two sisters who developed at normal rates. He Pingping was born on July 13, 1988 in Wulanchabu, in Northern China’s Inner Mongolia region. Ironically, the place of his birth, in Inner Mongolia, was also home to the former World’s Tallest Man, Bao Xishun.
He was named the World’s Shortest Walking Man by Guinness after appearing on television in January 2007. In September of 2008, Pingping he went to New York to help launch the 2009 Edition of The Guinness Book of World Records. On March 13, 2010, Pingping died of heart complications in Rome Italy after being admitted with chest pains.
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March 17th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
In regards to Mr. Pingping’s death, I am sad. However, the writer of this article needs to check the facts before publishing. Osteogenesis Imperfecta is not a form of primordial dwarfism. It’s possible that Mr. Pingping was diagnosed with both conditions, however the two are entirely unrelated.